Thursday, February 21, 2013

Side-Stepped THAT Landmine

I didn’t really want her,
but to use her, yes that would suit me.She was pretty enough in the face for me to keep my eyes there, though
some of the time my wandering eyes fell on her other parts as well.Much of our time was spent flirting, using
innuendos wherever and whenever we could.

We’d been put together at a very young age, “married” twice
before we were 10.I’m certain that my
mother had maneuvered us that way so that I would actually marry her later
when the time came.It was during our
childhood that I came to think of her as something to be used, to get my
jollies, and move on.Ok, so as a ten
year old, I did not say that exactly…but I did feel similarly.She was
always there; during parties, gatherings, or just to come over.Our mothers were friends and I’m sure that
the whole scenario between us made my mother drool for joy.As younglings, my sister and she were
something of companions, possibly friends, and thus I saw her frequently, as
both my mother and sister could lay claim to some form of relationship and it
served my mother’s purposes to always have her around.

My mother was molding me.Because of that and because my mother could see what type of girl my
young marriage partner was going to be, we were set up together.My mother knew that I would come to objectify
women and girls – because that’s precisely what she was training me to do, and the
little girl she wanted to set me up with would eventually just become a
physically-older version of her toddler-self. She would objectify herself
because that’s how she thought she should be viewed.It was only natural that a learned “objectifyer”
would see her as an object. She was being fed thoughts, I was being fed
thoughts, and that was how we navigated in the world and to each other.

It wasn’t until college and a while after that I began
flirting with her.At the time, I was
not interested in sleeping with her, or kissing her, or even touching her.It was enough for me to look at her, and use
innuendo.She was something to look at,
something to use.She became one of my
Objects.I remember not liking the
clothes she wore, but I wasn’t completely aghast at them either.She often wore revealing clothing, things
that didn’t fit.She was overweight and frequently
let herself hang out of her clothes.I
did not like her flesh spilling out her shirt or over her waistband, or that the
skirts she always wore would have been more suitable as tube-tops for toddlers.
But at the same time, I was looking.I would have preferred something like that on
someone skinnier.And that made me
superficial – that I was only thinking about her in terms of her weight and
what she wore.

Then again. There wasn’t much more to her than her weight
and what she wore.

She was brought up to think of me as her own.I was her Object.When I met and married my wife, Exhibit A’s
“best friend” was “taken away” from her.I was only allowed to be her best friend, not a husband or father.None of that.She had taken ownership of me because that’s what she and I were fed;
that possession was nine tenths of the law of relationships.She latched on, and continues to do so,
intoxicated by the liquor of our youth.My mother saw her as a template of all the other people that I should
have in my life.My mother drove that
point home with me, drove it hard so that I ended up only falling in line with
people like that; those who exploit and those who are exploited.It wasn’t until my wife that everything
changed – to put simply.She was
essentially the opposite of everyone I knew – she had strong sense of self;
developed thoughts and opinions; expectations to be treated with respect and
kindness; expectations of her spouse as well.It was at this time that their War on Truth accelerated to Ludicrous
Speed.

In hindsight, which has the eternal habit of being crystal
clear, I am glad I never developed a romantic relationship with Exhibit A – although
it wouldn’t have been surprising if I had.We both had similar outlooks at the time: to be as superficial as
possible; and use sexuality as we see fit.Add social media, and in particular, the 150 character internet
soap-box, and she damn-near has severalTwitter-gasms a day.

She’s a hypocrite who preaches “love, not hate” but will
proclaim her hatred for the next three people that annoy her.She’s a coward that will bully, boast and
blaspheme, gossip and gloat, but never, ever participate in a face-to-face
confrontation or say directly and clearly how she feels.There’s very little that would drag the truth
from her in a face-to-face standoff, if anything. I believe her esteem is
directly proportional to how much of herself she can let hang out of her
clothes.And then of course, how much
she can talk about how it’s all just an accident and she doesn’t really want
gropey men ogling her.When, really…
that is what she wants.Hey Exhibit A…when a cashier asks cash or credit, thatis not a proposition.She flaunts herself then chastises those
whose attention she’s caught.She’s two faced,
befriending with not a sour word to say in person, but belittling and critical
when your back is turned.She’s vile,
with a habit of denying all realities but her own twisted one.Her very real problems are too difficult for
her to face, so she hides behind her #princessprobs. She uses people in whatever way she needs at
the moment.She’s got her clique of
frenemies which she’ll either be embedded with or will turn on in a second if it
suits her and she’ll get something out of it.I know she’s done that to me: spit out pleasantries to me but the moment
I turn my back, she’s vomiting hellacious lies about me, and my family (of
choice). She’s driven by how much drama
she can cause or how much drama she can dig up.Then spreading it, or not spreading it, depending how the situation will
best meet her needs.If she’s not being
heard or she doesn’t have her world’s attention, then she will find a way to
get it because she thinks she’s that
important.She’s not.

I’d tell her to self-reflect, but why bother?In her, I see a decrepit attic, cob webs
inhabiting most of the ceiling and the few nick-knacks that dot the floor.Oh, the floor is rotting out too, and I can
see the air, heavy and burdened with dust particles and mold spores.Nope, no one’s been here for a while, and I
doubt if ever there will be.

My extensive flirtations with her, my ogling, my perception
of her “objectness” was a disgusting and degrading display of my perception of
her, and women in general.I had no
respect for her because I was taught she didn’t deserve any.She didn’t have respect for herself because
she was taught that she doesn’t deserve any.Perfect match.Her lack of
self-esteem translated to a disregard of proper fitting clothes, and a
pervasive need to be the center of attention at all times.

I didn’t really have it out with her or a number of other
people as I should have, but at the time I was unwilling – I didn’t see or want
to see what I was or what they were.I
let it go, all of it, not defending myself, or my wife.Now I feel like I’m missing something that I
should have done.I feel that I haven’t
taken some action that needed to be taken.It was having that confrontation and exposing them, exposing the truth
of what they are, what they did to me.That was why I wanted to send the “invitation” of sorts to her; in order
to have a possible bout of verbal judo.I’m still waiting, and I suspect I will be for some time.

They’re all wrong about me.About my wife.About my
kids.The ugliness they spit is a
reflection on the ugliness they have
within themselves.I know what they have
all said.I know what they have all done.I am not their possession, and they are not
mine.I owe them nothing.And Exhibit A? Put some clothes on.

I see how twisted and foul my thoughts and behaviors
were.I see how I treated others in my
past and how that was a reflection on my outlook in general.I see it and I’m out.I’m out for good.That life is for someone else, someone who
doesn’t care about himself, someone who doesn’t care about anyone else
either.Someone who doesn’t care about
integrity, honesty, love, esteem, honor, respect.Someone who doesn’t want those things.I am a
better, more productive, more loving me because I see what it means to be
honest, respectful, proud, to have integrity and such is the way of my life.I remember always how I thought, how I
behaved, my objectification, and how I was treated.I will not go back to that.Ever. And that’s the difference between me
and them.

13 comments:

Oh, I remember wanting to have those face-to-face confrontations, well after the fact. Wishing I'd had the right words at the time. Then I realized I wasn't prepared at the time. Now that I am, it no longer matters because I realize they aren't listening. Not giving them another piece of real estate in my head. Done. Good for you, livesizevision. It wasn't easy to face what you were, but you did it. Sadly, holding up a mirror to them, even in an effort to help, doesn't help when they refuse to even look let alone believe what they see.

Wow LSV, you really are seeing the whole picture now, IMO. When the FOG lifts and you look back, it's just mind-boggling when you see the behaviors, the patterns, the "grooming" that took place to ensure you'd become a facsimile "Mini-MEEE!" Please give yourself credit-huge credit-for having thwarted/de-fuesed the portrait of your potential "Life." Aiye, aiye, aiye.I'm thinking your mother "Objectified" herself as well and likely continues to do so: Her really inappropriate clothing, manner of interaction with your adolescent male friends, the (down right embarrassing) seductiveness towards them was pretty telling, IMO. C'mon, what "mother" pulls that crap on her adolescent son or looks for confirmation of her "still-got-it" status from a bunch of..KIDS?? That's just one tiny piece of this NFOO-lishness. And Amen, Judy.Congratulations, LSV. You are an amazing young man, a GOOD, DECENT human being. Reading this just made my day and I really appreciate sharing your journey. Thank you.TW

LSV, This line you wrote: "The ugliness they spit is a reflection on the ugliness they have within themselves." It just so perfectly describes every Minion of a Narc I've ever known.

As a mother, reading about the manipulation that your NM exhibited toward you from such a young age on, well, it just makes me sick. Good for you for getting out from under that heavy, heavy burden she placed on you. Exhibit A is a perfect example of what would have been in store for you had you not.

This post reminds me of a certain EX of mine (mom/Gladys will attest to this)Not that I was groomed by my mother but I was by her. spun around like a kid playing pinata till I thought her twisted logic made sense. Used her "assets" IOT get what she wanted then would have me convinced that it was all the other guy's fault...we unfortunatly dated three times but i'm so glad you can see that BS. That Frenemies stuff never made sense to me, If i'm your friend I'm your friend for life or until you bend me over. Chicks like that are not worth the effort to even speak to. if your self esteem is wrapped up in others then you're fucked up. pardon my language

Mike, your ex reminds me of my ex. Replace the feminine pronouns with masculine and you've got my ex. I think that in general, people who find themselves in abusive relationships often came from backgrounds of abuse - but anyone can be abused. And I agree, it's all about self-esteem. If you don't have any, you're much more likely to find yourself in an abusive relationship, whether you have a background of abuse or not.

I like your version of friendship, not the pseudo, fucked-up version of it that everyone from DH's past seem to subscribe to. It's nice to see through BS and it's nice to have friends who can see through it too.

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